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Original poster

ducks in a row and others consigned to mn bin -thank god !

221 replies

fecketyfeck21 · 22/05/2019 09:36

someone starts a word or expression and many mners start using it, it comes a fad, then after a while i=someone will say it's a tossy expression and everyone else agrees then said expression thankfully disappears from mn
said 'getting ducks in a row' is not often seen.
banging on about prosecco,
anyone think of any others ?

OP posts:
Sniv · 22/05/2019 21:54

Describing a sibling (or sibling in law) as 'The Golden Child' and yourself/partner as 'The Scapegoat'.

Whisky2014 · 22/05/2019 21:56

Always relating any kind of bad behaviour as Aspergers or autism

Woodward12 · 22/05/2019 22:05

Eleventy billion
Grabby / entitled - used all the time, usually in a super sneery way
You sound like hard work OP
Here, have my first LTB

It's not just a MN thing but I hate 'boob' as a verb. Ugh. Oh if LO gets cranky I just boob them. It's awful!

Original poster
fecketyfeck21 · 22/05/2019 22:11

if dh gets cranky do you boob him ? Grin

OP posts:
Femodene · 22/05/2019 23:13

Is he depressed?

Disgusting to attribute abusive, or misogynistic, or shit parenting choices on a genuine MH condition that actual sufferers go to great lengths to not impact anyone else. People will tie themselves in knots to excuse vile behaviour choices.

Intothe · 22/05/2019 23:23

More often you get:#

He's not depressed, he's a vile, controlling, abusive, misogynistic twat. Dump him OP.

ssd · 22/05/2019 23:28

Writing Daily Fail like it's smart and witty or writing fuckoffdailymail in a thread op like they care

ssd · 22/05/2019 23:30

HTH

Angry
PollyShelby · 22/05/2019 23:35

Wow. Just wow.

And them dumb cunts who say we are pregnant need to take a long walk off a short cliff too.

PollyShelby · 22/05/2019 23:36

Oh god yes those liars saying they've spat their tea out.

They can fuck off too.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 22/05/2019 23:42

Are you on glue?

It was used in the 80’s as a comeback by children. Now used regularly here which many posters find hilarious. It wasn’t funny then. It is not funny now.

Theimpossiblegirl · 22/05/2019 23:57

Someone does something slightly off and they are instantly labelled a CF! It's a little overused now.

ChicCroissant · 23/05/2019 00:07

Genuine question - rarely is it a genuine question, mostly it's just goady and patronising. Please explain to me why ... is another phrase that can be used as shorthand for 'tell me I'm right'.

Hollowvictory · 23/05/2019 07:06

Starting a post with 'so'.
'So my neighbours parked on my drive'

Morgan12 · 23/05/2019 07:11

DHhasahobbyanditsnotcycling nobody else said that so I'm confused by your comment.

PrincessTiggerlily · 23/05/2019 07:15

Give your head a wobble - is just awful. Where in Heavens name does it come from Little Noddy??? People are talking about horrible abuse, lifetime of unfairness, evil MILs and are told to give their head a wobble FGS find a more mature phrase. I always picture a cartoon 1950s housewife with an apron on saying it for some reason.

DuggeesWoggle · 23/05/2019 07:35

People on the feminism boards are always being accused of 'throwing women and girls under the bus'. Always seems like a very strange expression - I envisage two people holding a woman by her hands and feet, birthday bumps style, and then heaving her sideways towards an oncoming bus.

Never heard or seen it in real life. Maybe it's a Twitter thing?

ParadiseLaundry · 23/05/2019 07:50

Yes to Natch. The only place I had heard it previously is in 90's magazines like Bliss and Just 17!

Another I despise is 'you sound like hard work' smug and self righteous.

notacooldad · 23/05/2019 07:55

it slightly it's me when a poster starts with their profession, e.g.
'Teacher here' or ' Doctor here'
There contribution may well be relevant and useful but it does give the image of a person rushing into a disaster scene and shoving everyone out of the way!
I prefer it when people say something along the lines of 'I am a teacher and .............'. It sounds less bossy and self important.

TheTitOfTheIceberg · 23/05/2019 08:08

Another one is:

Poster says something mildly amusing.
Another poster adds something mildly amusing.
27 subsequent posters: OMG CLASSICS!

I'm sick of "snapped and farted" too but then I didn't find it as hilarious as everyone else seemed to on the original thread anyway so happy to accept that's my issue.

TheLoneWolfDies · 23/05/2019 13:34

Biscuit < now that annoys me. Pretty childish in my opinion.

Sproutsandall · 23/05/2019 13:50

I hate posters using "understandably" when they're talking about themselves.

'A child looked at me funny, so understandably, I was sobbing hysterically...' No. Fuck off with your understanding.

Intothe · 23/05/2019 13:54

You're being a goady fucker.

If you happen to disagree with the flock.

SinjunRivers · 23/05/2019 13:58

@LegoPiecesEverywhere
In the 80's glue sniffers were everywhere apparently, you never hear of people doing that now. Also people sniffing hairspray or impulse.
Do people still abuse solvents?
Just say no kids

AnAC12UCOinanOCG · 23/05/2019 14:02

"Ghastly"

Have I wandered into an Enid Blyton boarding school?